There’s no whiskey in mini bottles of Fireball, so customers are suing for fraud

Smaller sized bottles of Fireball do not have whiskey, but a blend of malt beverage, wine and added flavors and colors. Prospects are suing the corporation for fraud, alleging the packaging is deceptive.

U.S. District Courtroom for the Northern District of Illinois

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U.S. District Court docket for the Northern District of Illinois

Smaller sized bottles of Fireball do not include whiskey, but a mix of malt beverage, wine and added flavors and colours. Customers are suing the company for fraud, alleging the packaging is deceptive.

U.S. District Courtroom for the Northern District of Illinois

Customers are suing Sazerac Organization, Inc., the makers of Fireball whiskey, for fraud and misrepresentation, as the mini bottles of the alcoholic beverage don’t in fact include whiskey.

The lesser bottles, named Fireball Cinnamon, are created from a mix of malt beverage and wine, even though the whiskey-dependent merchandise are called Fireball Cinnamon Whisky, in accordance to the business web-site.

The 99-cent bottles are sold in 170,000 suppliers, such as fuel stations and grocery shops, prompting some consumers to question what goods they presumed to consist of liquor ended up undertaking there, the complaint states.

Upon closer inspection, shoppers recognized the description of the product or service was “malt beverage with all-natural whiskey & other flavors and carmel shade,” insinuating whiskey is an ingredient utilised in the drink, when it really uses whiskey taste, according to the course action lawsuit, which was filed earlier this month in the US District Court docket for the Northern District of Illinois (cq).

“What the label means to say is that the item includes ‘natural whiskey flavors & other flavors,’ but by not which includes the term ‘flavors’ immediately after ‘natural whisky,’ purchasers who glance carefully will assume the distilled spirit of whiskey was included as a independent ingredient,” the complaint claims.

The lawsuit even further states that offered the deficiency of whiskey, 99 cents for a 1.7 fluid ounce bottle is overpriced.

The Sazerac Company was not quickly offered for comment.